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1) Visit these web sites and preview a selection of case studies of communication device users. The videos are found after you click "read more" for each individual.

http://www.prentrom.com/success


http://www.assistiveware.com/user-videos

and a wonderful collection of AAC success stories pinned by Lauren Enders:
https://www.pinterest.com/lasenders/aac-success-storiesvideos/


2) View Amanda Baggs’s video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnylM1hI2jc


3) Visit CNN to read Amanda’s story
http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/02/21/autism.amanda/index.html

4) Read the CNN live chat transcript with Amanda Baggs
http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/02/22/autism.emails/index.html



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After you complete these steps, go to the edmodo small group discussions to submit a new Discussion Post about this topic to document your thinking in this learning module.



First post for each topic is due on or before February 10th [3 points]
At least one response to someone else in each topic is due before next theme post is due. [2 points]